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. 2012 Jun 7;22(e1):e37–e42. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050341

Table 3.

Support for and expectations of the ban pre- and postlegislation by smoking and snus use status

Prelegislation (November 2010) Postlegislation (January 2010) Postlegislation (November 2010) p Value
In favour of the ban (against and don't know omitted in the table)
 Daily smokers 29 (355) 30 (373) 32 (319) NS, p=0.659 (df=2)
 Occasional smokers 58 (207) 51 (234) 49 (226) NS, p=0.139 (df=2)
 p Value p<0.001 (df=1) p<0.001 (df=1) p<0.001 (df=1)
 Daily snus users 51 (165) 43 (170) 48 (174) NS, p=0.399 (df=2)
 Occasional snus users 51 (150) 53 (149) 47 (142) NS, p=0.606 (df=2)
 p Value NS, p=0.97 (df=1) NS, p=0.072 (df=1) NS, p=0.927 (df=1)
 Non-smokers and non-users of snus combined 77 (552) 72 (511) 74 (532) NS, p=0.150 (df=2)
Expects the ban will make it easier to quit smoking or using snus (does not expect and don't know omitted in the table)
 Daily smokers 27 (339) 24 (364) 21 (308) NS, 0.141 (df=2)
 Occasional smokers 55 (199) 46 (229) 39 (215) 0.004 (df=2)
 p Value p<0.001 (df=1) p<0.001 (df=1) p<0.001 (df=1)
 Non-smokers 61 (602) 55 (556) 58 (582) NS, p=0.086 (df=2)
 Daily snus users 39 (158) 33 (164) 27 (169)
 Occasional snus users 50 (146) 47 (146) 41 (136) p=0.052 (df=21) NS, p=0.318 (df=2)
 p Value NS, p=0.059 (df=1) p=0.010 (df=1) p=0.007 (df=1)
 Non-users of snus 57 (740) 49 (691) 51 (696) p=0.006 (df=2)
Believes the ban will make it more difficult to start smoking or using snus (does not expect and don't know omitted in the table)
 Daily smokers 48 (335) 50 (362) 52 (302) NS, p=0.663 (df=2)
 Occasional smokers 61 (197) 62 (223) 57 (218) NS, p=0.528 (df=2)
 p Value p=0.003 (df=1) p=0.003 (df=1) NS, p=0.138 (df=1)
 Non-smokers 66 (599) 62 (558) 64 (573) NS, p=0.264 (df=2)
 Daily snus users 52 (156) 52 (164) 60 (163) NS, p=0.252 (df=2)
 Occasional snus users 58 (145) 60 (144) 58 (139) NS, p=0.898 (df=2)
 p Value NS, p=0.295 (df=1) NS, p=0.159 (df=1) NS, p=0.074 (df=1)
 Non-users of snus 64 (734) 60 (697) 60 (688) NS, p=0.180 (df=2)

Values are expressed in % (N).

NS, not significant.